The whirlwind is over! Tonight we had dinner outside on our patio (yes, a winter dinner outside!) and celebrated with sparkling wine and ginger beer. We are fully moved in, unpacked and completely settled as of this afternoon. It has been a crazy few weeks. From the Coffs Air BnB we drove up here to the Sunshine Coast and stayed in an Air BnB here for three nights. The kids loved it, and it truly was like a mini vacation because we had just spent 10 days packing, and then we literally had nothing to do until we picked up our new house keys. The Air BnB was within walking distance to the beach, and it also had a hot tub which we made full use of. The kids were stoked. We took the kids on the ferris wheel and down to Kings Beach pool, out to restaurants and to the video arcade. Carmie fell in love with Queensland immediately.
We picked up the house keys the morning that the movers were coming, and since then we have been unpacking and cleaning (this house was a mess and wasn't cleaned properly). We LOVE this house. It is spacious, has a great back yard. has a pool, and is in a lovely neighbourhood. The kids swam in the pool today. The pool was cold, but the weather was hot, despite the fact that it's winter, so they braved it. I can't even think about how hot it will be in the summer. It will be interesting! We have barely left the house, except for running errands. There is a park around the corner, so I got the kids there one day. Another day we got them to a park at Mooloolaba. But mostly we have been unpacking and cleaning while the kids spent hours on end on various screens. They have been immensely happy about it too!
Tomorrow we are officially celebrating by going to Aussie World, which is a theme park near here. The kids are very excited. I just hope Arley doesn't get too overwhelmed. My fingers are crossed. I have told the kids they can have the weekend off (while I catch up on work), and then on Monday we will be starting out with some semblance of a schedule again. There are so many home schooling activities that we can join. There are so many places to explore. We have this great back yard to use. I refuse to let the kids wallow on their screens any longer!
Here are photos from the last two weeks:
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